Operating systems

Postfix is a Mail Transfer Agent (MTA): software that mail servers use to route email.

With its highly developed capacity to detect patterns in data, Perl has become one of the most popular languages for biological data analysis.

If you have large quantities of data in a Microsoft Access database, and need to study that data in depth, this book is a data cruncher's dream.

Many programmers code by instinct, relying on convenient habits or a "e;style"e; they picked up early on.

A modern computer system that's not part of a network is even more of an anomaly today than it was when we published the first edition of this book in 1991.

Open Sources 2.

This easy-to-follow reference shows a variety of professionals how to use the Concurrent Versions System (CVS), the open source tool that lets you manage versions of anything stored in files.

This fast-paced book teaches you the basics of Access 2007 so you can start using this popular database program right away.

Fast-paced and easy to use, this new book teaches you the basics of Excel 2007 so you can start using the program right away.

This book is the comprehensive guide to Samba administration, officially adopted by the Samba Team.

Windows Vista Pocket Reference is the ideal guide to setting up and navigating the basics of this new operating system, from the new user interface to networking, multimedia, security, and mobility.

Written by Microsoft software legend Juval Lowy, Programming WCF Services is the authoritative introduction to Microsoft's new, and some say revolutionary, unified platform for developing service-oriented applications (SOA) on Windows.

This unique reference thoroughly documents every important setting and feature in Microsoft's new operating system, with alphabetical listings for hundreds of commands, windows, menus, listboxes, buttons, scrollbars and other elements of Windows Vista.

If you're preparing for the new CompTIA 2006 certification in A+, or the current Network+ and Security+ certifications, you'll find this book invaluable.

If you're an experienced system administrator looking to acquire Linux skills, or a seasoned Linux user facing a new challenge, Linux System Administration offers practical knowledge for managing a complete range of Linux systems and servers.

Quickly learn the most useful features of Microsoft Office 2007 with our easy to read four-in-one guide.

"e;Securing the Vista Environment"e; takes you on a quick tour of the most significant security features in Vista, Microsoft's first revision of Windows in almost six years.

Compared to industrial-strength database products such as Microsoft's SQL Server, Access is a breeze to use.

Like every other application in Microsoft Office suite, PowerPoint is loaded with features.

Microsoft Word has grown considerably in power, sophistication and capability over the past decade, but one thing that hasn't changed since the early '90s is its user interface.

Microsoft Excel continues to grow in power, sophistication, and capability, but one thing that has changed very little since the early '90s is its user interface.

With start-up templates for projects ranging from Windows applications to web services, and extensive help and on-line documentation, Visual Studio .

Rails Cookbook is packed with the solutions you need to be a proficient developer with Rails, the leading framework for building the new generation of Web 2.

The Linux Network Administrator's Guide, Third Edition dispenses all the practical advice you need to join a network.

Multi-core chips from Intel and AMD offer a dramatic boost in speed and responsiveness, and plenty of opportunities for multiprocessing on ordinary desktop computers.

In order to thoroughly understand what makes Linux tick and why it works so well on a wide variety of systems, you need to delve deep into the heart of the kernel.

Device drivers literally drive everything you're interested in--disks, monitors, keyboards, modems--everything outside the computer chip and memory.

Shell scripting skills never go out of style.

Windows XP can be a great tool, but it is all too easy to trip over Windows XP's annoying traits more often than you leverage its productivity.

This practical reference guide offers hundreds of useful tasks for managing Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003, Microsoft's latest and greatest server.

If you want to build applications that take full advantage of Windows Vista's new user interface capabilities, you need to learn Microsoft's Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).

Schedules, budgets, communications, resources.

So much of what is commonplace today was once considered impossible, or at least wishful thinking.

Maybe you got Access as part of Microsoft Office and wonder what it can do for you and your household; maybe you're a small business manager and don't have a techie on staff to train the office in Microsoft Access.

If you're considering the vastly improved 2007 version of SharePoint, this concise, practical and friendly guide will teach you how to get the most from the latest version of Microsoft's information-sharing and collaboration platform.

For any organization that wants to use Windows SharePoint Services to share and collaborate on Microsoft Office documents, this book shows administrators of all levels how to get up and running with this powerful and popular set of collaboration tools.

Linux consistently appears high up in the list of popular Internet servers, whether it's for the Web, anonymous FTP, or general services such as DNS and delivering mail.

Why program Excel?

In the last few years, security has become a hot-button issue for IT organizations of all sizes.

You may be contemplating your first Linux installation.

MySQL is the world's most popular open source database.

If you think Knoppix is just a Linux demo disk, think again.

No matter how much Mac experience you have, Mac OS X Leopard requires that you get reacquainted.

This book is the Windows Server version of the classic TCP/IP Network Administration.

The KDE and Gnome desktops have developed into mature operating environments.

Windows Vista is Microsoft's most important software release in more than a decade.

In the world of Unix operating systems, the various BSDs come with a long heritage of high-quality software and well-designed solutions, making them a favorite OS of a wide range of users.

Each year, Windows XP is pre-installed on 30 million PCs sold in the U.

If you prefer a more streamlined alternative to the bloat and complexity of Microsoft "e;sport-utility"e; programs, AppleWorks 6 is the stealth office suite.

As one of the applications in Microsoft Office, Word is the dominant word-processing program for both Windows and Mac users.